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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 NFL Draft 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Schedule 3.2 Standings 3.3 Game summaries 3.3.1 Week 5: at Buffalo Bills 4 See also 5 References

1975 New York Giants season

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1975 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
Head coach	Bill Arnsparger
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
← 1974 Giants seasons 1976 →

The 1975 New York Giants season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 5–9 record that was nonetheless a three-win improvement upon their performance at the Yale Bowl in 1974. They played their home games at Shea StadiuminFlushing Meadows, Queens, and had a new logo on their helmet, replacing the old lower case “ny” to a stylized white and blue uppercase “NY”. Like Shea Stadium, this uppercase "NY" logo lasted for just this season only.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	27	Al Simpson	Guard	Colorado State
3	62	Danny Buggs	Wide Receiver	West Virginia
4	79	Robert Giblin	Defensive Back	Houston
7	158	Jim Obradovich	Tight End	USC
8	183	John Tate	Linebacker	Jackson State

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Roster

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**1975 New York Giants roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Craig Morton 19 Carl Summerell 17 Mike Wells Running backs 33 Steve Crosby 26 Joe Dawkins 30 Ron Johnson 44 Doug Kotar 36 Larry WatkinsFB Wide receivers 86 Danny Buggs 88 Don Clune 84 Walker Gillette 82 Ray Rhodes Tight ends 89 Jim Obradovich 38 Bob Tucker		Offensive linemen 61 Karl ChandlerC 62 Dick EnderleG 74 John HicksG 70 Bob HylandC 73 Tom MullenT 67 Dave SimonsonT 63 Doug Van HornT 69 Willie YoungT Defensive linemen 66 Rick DvorakDT 71 Dave GallagherDE 81 Jack GregoryDE 75 George MartinDE 64 John MendenhallDT 72 Bill WindauerDT		Linebackers 58 Jimmy Gunn 56 Pat Hughes 55 Brian Kelley 59 Bob Schmit 57 Andy Selfridge 10 Brad Van Pelt Defensive backs 37 Bobby BrooksCB 27 Charlie FordCB 28 Robert Giblin 43 Spider LockhartFS 47 Ron Lumpkin 39 Clyde PowersSS 20 Jim StienkeCB Special teams 9 George HuntK 13 Dave JenningsP		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 21	atPhiladelphia Eagles	W 23–14	1–0	60,798
2	September 28	atWashington Redskins	L 13–49	1–1	54,953
3	October 5	atSt. Louis Cardinals	L 14–26	1–2	44,919
4	October 12	Dallas Cowboys	L 7–13	1–3	56,511
5	October 20	atBuffalo Bills	W 17–14	2–3	79,428
6	October 25	St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–20	2–4	49,598
7	November 1	San Diego Chargers	W 35–24	3–4	52,032
8	November 9	Washington Redskins	L 13–21	3–5	57,242
9	November 16	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–13	3–6	53,434
10	November 23	atGreen Bay Packers	L 14–40	3–7	50,150
11	November 30	atDallas Cowboys	L 3–14	3–8	53,329
12	December 7	Baltimore Colts	L 0–21	3–9	49,863
13	December 14	New Orleans Saints	W 28–14	4–9	40,150
14	December 21	atSan Francisco 49ers	W 26–23	5–9	34,354

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals⁽³⁾	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	356	276	W3
Dallas Cowboys⁽⁴⁾	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	350	268	W2
Washington Redskins	8	6	0	.571	4–4	7–4	325	276	L2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	1–7	3–8	216	306	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	3–5	4–7	225	302	W1

Game summaries

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Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	0	10	17
Bills	7	7	0	0	14

atRich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: Monday, October 20
Game time: 9:00 p.m.
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Alex Karras & Howard Cosell
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

BUF – O.J. Simpson 1 yard run (John Leypoldt kick) – Bills 7–0

Second quarter

BUF – J.D. Hill 13 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) – Bills 14–0
NYG – Ray Rhodes 20 yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick) – Bills 14–7

Fourth quarter

NYG – Ron Johnson 13 yard run (George Hunt kick) – Tied 14–14
NYG – George Hunt 37 yard field goal – Giants 17–14

Giants

Craig Morton
15/21, 220 Yds, TD, INT
Ron Johnson
13 Rush, 77 Yds, TD
Ray Rhodes
5 Rec, 83 Yds, TD

Bills

Joe Ferguson
11/19, 147 Yds, TD, 2 INT
O.J. Simpson
34 Rush, 126 Yds, TD
J.D. Hill
4 Rec, 51 Yds, TD

References

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^ "1975 New York Giants Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

Sources

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1975 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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